India vs Russia: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
India
3.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Russia
1.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Russia rank
4th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 3.19 billion tonnes against 1.78 billion tonnes in Russia, a difference of 1.41 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was India ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 515,478 tonnes | 304,760 tonnes | 210,718 tonnes | India |
| 1860s | 583,435 tonnes | 670,023 tonnes | 86,589 tonnes | Russia |
| 1870s | 1.73 million tonnes | 7.22 million tonnes | 5.50 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1880s | 2.68 million tonnes | 11.45 million tonnes | 8.76 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1890s | 6.77 million tonnes | 26.03 million tonnes | 19.26 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1900s | 17.83 million tonnes | 50.17 million tonnes | 32.34 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1910s | 32.40 million tonnes | 56.76 million tonnes | 24.37 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1920s | 39.16 million tonnes | 39.98 million tonnes | 822,970 tonnes | Russia |
| 1930s | 41.93 million tonnes | 180.96 million tonnes | 139.03 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1940s | 52.14 million tonnes | 255.53 million tonnes | 203.39 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1950s | 78.21 million tonnes | 615.35 million tonnes | 537.15 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1960s | 147.03 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 975.51 million tonnes | Russia |
| 1970s | 227.90 million tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1980s | 395.75 million tonnes | 2.26 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 1990s | 751.91 million tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | 339.11 million tonnes | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | 509.80 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 2.84 billion tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, India or Russia?
- India, at 3.19 billion tonnes against 1.78 billion tonnes in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between India and Russia?
- 1.41 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 3rd and Russia ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.